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BEAVERS CRUSH #20 USC TROJANS AT RESER STADIUM 36-7

11-25-2010 - WHO WOULD HAVE THUNK IT? Honestly even though I picked the Beavers to beat USC 38-28 last saturday night in Corvallis I really did not think it was going to happen. Here was a team with loads of talent that was under performing, lacking confidence and truly in search of something positive to grab a hold of.

The Beavers had just lost three of four games during the easiest part of a difficult season schedule. Those three losses came at the hands of the three teams that currently are placed 6th, 9th and 10th in the PAC-10 standings. Washington State had not won a PAC-10 game in a year and a half. The team appeared in disarray and without leadership.

Then the USC Trojans came to town. Frankly the Trojans looked like the team in disarray and without leadership. On their first drive of the game USC drove down the field and was stopped after 10 plays and 72 yards when the Beavers stopped the Trojans on 4th and 2 on the OSU 26.

After trading punts the Beavers got the ball in good field position on their own 46 and drove 37 yards in 7 plays and then Justin Kahut made a 34 yard field goal. It was just 36 seconds later that the Beavers took this game over for good when Jordan Poyer intercepted a Matt Barkley pass and returned it 65 yards for a Beavers touchdown.

The other big moment in the game came with no time left in the first half on what was really a meaningless play for the Trojans. In that play Matt Barkley was sacked by Kevin Frahm. Barkley's foot got caught under Frame and resulted in a badly sprained ankle that took Barley out of the game for good.

From that point on USC never had a chance of coming back on the Beavers. The Beavers defense was playing inspired ball holding USC 255 total yards and 120 yards rushing.

The Beavers offense was efficient but not inspiring. Katz was 17 of 24 for 154 yards and 2 TD's with no interceptions. Quizz carried the ball 26 times for 136 yards and 1 TD while averaging 4.9 yards per carry. However the Beavers punted 6 times in the game and were 4 for 14 on third down. They had no 3 on outs and seamed in control the whole game. But from my perspective the offense looked like the alcoholic coming back from the first week of rehab. They looked a little unsteady.

But a win is a win and this win was huge for the Beavers over a good but not great USC team. Yes they were ranked #20 but they had not resemblance to the great SC teams of the past.

Good Job Beavers. Why to come back and get a big win. Next weeks game is a different story. Don't get caught looking ahead to the Civil War or you could lose by 50 to Stanford. Good Luck Beavers. Go Beat the Cardinal.

BY THE NUMBERS

 

Key	STATISTIC	OSU	USC	Advantage
.	Scoring Offense	36	7	OSU
.	Pass Attempts	17/24=.708	18/36=.500	OSU
.	Passing Offense/YPC	154/9.1	135/7.5	OSU
.	Kickoff Returns	33.0	28.3	OSU
.	Punting	43.8	38.0	OSU
.	Turnover Margin	+2	-2	OSU
.	Rushing Attempts / YPC	41/4.2	35/3.4	OSU
.	Rushing Offense	174	120	OSU
.	Total Offense	328	255	OSU
.	Punt Return - PUNTS/YPR	2/11.5	1/-2.0	OSU
.	First Downs	18	18	TIE
.	Sacks	4	3	OSU
.	Penalties	8/85	5/46	OSU
.	Red Zone Offense	6/6	1/1	OSU
.	3rd Down Conversions	4/14	4/16	OSU
.	4th Down Conversions	0/0	2/6	USC
.	Field Goals	3/3	0/0	OSU
.	Time of Possession	27.32	32.28	USC
.	Totals	4 wins	14 wins	OSU

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